Tinubu seeks senate approval for fresh $7.7bn foreign loan
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In a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu said the proposed borrowing was intended to provide funding for part of the budget deficit. By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval for a fresh $7.7 billion external borrowing plan to part-finance the Federal Government’s N20.2 trillion budget deficit.
Context & Background
✦Announcing the request, Akpabio disclosed that the latest proposal replaced an earlier $20.52 billion external loan request submitted to the Senate last week.
Key Figures & Named Entities
$7.7 billion:By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval for a fresh $7.7 billion external borrowing plan to part-finance the Federal Government’s N20.2 trillion budget deficit.dollar,:The request, at an exchange rate of N1,400 to the dollar, amounts to approximately N10.78 trillion.last week:Announcing the request, Akpabio disclosed that the latest proposal replaced an earlier $20.52 billion external loan request submitted to the Senate last week.
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Key Takeaways
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✦In a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu said the proposed borrowing was intended to provide funding for part of the budget deficit.
✦By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval for a fresh $7.7 billion external borrowing plan to part-finance the Federal Government’s N20.2 trillion budget deficit.
✦Announcing the request, Akpabio disclosed that the latest proposal replaced an earlier $20.52 billion external loan request submitted to the Senate last week.
Key Facts:$7.7 billion: By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval for a fresh $7.7 billion external borrowing plan to part-finance the Federal Government’s N20.2 trillion budget deficit.dollar,: The request, at an exchange rate of N1,400 to the dollar, amounts to approximately N10.78 trillion.last week: Announcing the request, Akpabio disclosed that the latest proposal replaced an earlier $20.52 billion external loan request submitted to the Senate last week.
Editorial Excerpt
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval for a fresh $7.7 billion external borrowing plan to part-finance the Federal Government’s N20.2 trillion budget deficit.
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In a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu said the proposed borrowing was intended to provide funding for part of the budget deficit.
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By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval for a fresh $7.7 billion external borrowing plan to part-finance the Federal Government’s N20.2 trillion budget deficit.